Posts Categorized As: Correctional

Blog Post #1725 – Workplace Injuries Result in $130,000 Fine for Penetanguishene Psychiatric Hospital

Report from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’ Three workers, employed by Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care of Penetanguishene, Ontario, were injured in an incident involving a patient in a high-security forensic mental health unit. The employer failed to provide a worker with proper information, instruction and supervision to protect the worker’s health and safety, … Continue Reading

Blog Post #1372 – Prisons Get Body Scanners

Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (June 2016)

Ontario’s Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services (MCSCS) announced on May 3, 2016, that advanced -technology full-body scanners will be installed in all of its prisons to reduce contraband and enhance the safety of both inmates and employees.

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